diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_GeoRSS.html b/tests/Layer/test_GeoRSS.html
index 7f88aafb9f..e5dae3179b 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_GeoRSS.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_GeoRSS.html
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
     // if this test is running online, different rules apply
     if (isMSIE) {
-        alert("I'm IE");
         georss_txt = "." + georss_txt;
         atom_xml = "." + atom_xml;
     }